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Bronze Age mystery unearthed near Sanquhar

A 3,300-year-old mass burial mound just discovered near Sanquhar is shaking up what we thought we knew about southwest Scotland’s ancient past. Archaeologists found eight people buried together in urns—something never seen before in this area. Instead of the usual slow, individual burials, these folks were cremated and laid to rest all at once, possibly after a tragic event like famine. Until now, experts believed this region was barely inhabited during the Bronze Age. This find not only fills in a huge blank in local history, but also leaves us wondering: what happened to this community? #History #Sanquhar #BronzeAge